Tuesday, September 16, 2014

History for September 16

History for September 16 - On-This-Day.com
J.C. Penney 1875, Allen Funt 1914, Lauren Bacall 1924 


B.B. King 1925, Peter Falk 1927, George Chakiris 1933 




Mickey Rourke 1956, David Copperfield 1956, Marc Anthony 1968






1620 - The Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England. The ship arrived at Provincetown, MA, on November 21st and then at Plymouth, MA, on December 26th. There were 102 passengers onboard. 


1782 - The Great Seal of the United States was impressed on document to negotiate a prisoner of war agreement with the British. It was the first official use of the impression. 


1908 - General Motors was founded by William Crapo "Billy" Durant. The company was formed by merging the Buick and Olds car companies. 


1963 - "The Outer Limits" premiered on ABC-TV. 


1965 - "The Dean Martin Show" debuted on NBC-TV. 


1968 - "The Andy Griffith Show" was seen for the final time on CBS. 


1974 - U.S. President Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for draft-evaders and deserters during the Vietnam War. 

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